The improvements of ankaflavin isolated from Monascus-fermented products on dyslipidemia in high-fat diet-induced hasmster

The improvements of ankaflavin isolated from Monascus-fermented products on dyslipidemia in high-fat diet-induced hasmster

Ankaflavin (AK) is a yellow pigment isolated from Monascus-fermented product. The potential mechanism of AK-regulated dyslipidemia in high-fat diet hamsters was investigated. The results showed that AK treatment reduced plasma total cholesterol (TC) level in hamsters, elevated faecal TC and bile aci...

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Main Authors: Wei-Hsuan Hsu, Yu-Chun Huang, Bao-Hong Lee, Ya-Wen Hsu, Tzu-Ming Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Ankaflavin (AK)
High-fat diet (HFD)
Nuclear factor-erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2)
Liver x receptor-α (LXRα)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175646461200182X

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